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Matt H db7d70ae4d feat(parallel): add Parallel as a bundled web_search provider (#85158)
- New extensions/parallel package modeled on extensions/exa
- Wires Parallel's POST /v1/search through the generic web_search contract,
  exposing Parallel's recommended {objective, search_queries} shape (plus
  optional count, session_id, client_model) so the model can supply both the
  natural-language goal and 2-3 short keyword queries as Parallel docs advise
- client_model lets the model report its own slug so Parallel can tailor
  optimizations for the consuming model's capabilities; partitions the cache
  by client_model so different models do not silently share ranked excerpts
- Honors top-level tools.web.search.{maxResults,timeoutSeconds,cacheTtlMinutes}
  via the shared SDK helpers (mergeScopedSearchConfig, withTrustedWebSearchEndpoint,
  buildSearchCacheKey, read/writeCachedSearchPayload)
- Auto-detect order 75; auth via PARALLEL_API_KEY or
  plugins.entries.parallel.config.webSearch.apiKey
- Optional baseUrl override for proxies (e.g. Cloudflare AI Gateway)
- Threads caller-supplied session_id through follow-up calls; strips
  auto-generated session_id from the shared cache to avoid cross-task leaks
- Always sends advanced_settings.max_results so result volume matches the
  OpenClaw web_search default (5) instead of Parallel's default (10)
- Identifies the plugin via User-Agent header built from package version
- Runtime accepts the generic `query` arg as a fallback so the operator
  CLI (openclaw capability web.search) keeps working when Parallel is the
  active provider: it is promoted into the lone `search_queries` entry.
  `objective` stays optional and is never synthesized from a keyword
  query (Parallel documents it as natural-language intent). Agent callers
  using the native objective+search_queries shape take precedence; the
  schema still advertises only the native keys
- Updates the agent tool-display extractor (src/agents/tool-display-common.ts)
  to recognize Parallel's objective+search_queries shape so calls render with
  query context in CLI progress and Codex activity metadata
- Adds /tools/parallel-search docs page, web.md provider listing, docs nav,
  labeler entry, per-plugin registration contract test, and minimal core
  touch-points (legacy migrate, registration cases, providers contract list,
  runtime bundled list, vitest extension paths)
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Canonical supported vs unsupported SecretRef credential surface
Verifying SecretRef credential coverage
Auditing whether a credential is eligible for `secrets configure` or `secrets apply`
Verifying why a credential is outside the supported surface
SecretRef credential surface

This page defines the canonical SecretRef credential surface.

Scope intent:

  • In scope: strictly user-supplied credentials that OpenClaw does not mint or rotate.
  • Out of scope: runtime-minted or rotating credentials, OAuth refresh material, and session-like artifacts.

Supported credentials

openclaw.json targets (secrets configure + secrets apply + secrets audit)

  • models.providers.*.apiKey
  • models.providers.*.headers.*
  • models.providers.*.request.auth.token
  • models.providers.*.request.auth.value
  • models.providers.*.request.headers.*
  • models.providers.*.request.proxy.tls.ca
  • models.providers.*.request.proxy.tls.cert
  • models.providers.*.request.proxy.tls.key
  • models.providers.*.request.proxy.tls.passphrase
  • models.providers.*.request.tls.ca
  • models.providers.*.request.tls.cert
  • models.providers.*.request.tls.key
  • models.providers.*.request.tls.passphrase
  • skills.entries.*.apiKey
  • agents.defaults.memorySearch.remote.apiKey
  • agents.list[].tts.providers.*.apiKey
  • agents.list[].memorySearch.remote.apiKey
  • talk.providers.*.apiKey
  • messages.tts.providers.*.apiKey
  • tools.web.fetch.firecrawl.apiKey
  • plugins.entries.acpx.config.mcpServers.*.env.*
  • plugins.entries.brave.config.webSearch.apiKey
  • plugins.entries.exa.config.webSearch.apiKey
  • plugins.entries.google.config.webSearch.apiKey
  • plugins.entries.xai.config.webSearch.apiKey
  • plugins.entries.moonshot.config.webSearch.apiKey
  • plugins.entries.perplexity.config.webSearch.apiKey
  • plugins.entries.firecrawl.config.webSearch.apiKey
  • plugins.entries.minimax.config.webSearch.apiKey
  • plugins.entries.tavily.config.webSearch.apiKey
  • plugins.entries.parallel.config.webSearch.apiKey
  • plugins.entries.voice-call.config.realtime.providers.*.apiKey
  • plugins.entries.voice-call.config.streaming.providers.*.apiKey
  • plugins.entries.voice-call.config.tts.providers.*.apiKey
  • plugins.entries.voice-call.config.twilio.authToken
  • tools.web.search.*.apiKey
  • tools.web.search.apiKey
  • gateway.auth.password
  • gateway.auth.token
  • gateway.remote.token
  • gateway.remote.password
  • cron.webhookToken
  • channels.telegram.botToken
  • channels.telegram.webhookSecret
  • channels.telegram.accounts.*.botToken
  • channels.telegram.accounts.*.webhookSecret
  • channels.slack.botToken
  • channels.slack.appToken
  • channels.slack.userToken
  • channels.slack.signingSecret
  • channels.slack.accounts.*.botToken
  • channels.slack.accounts.*.appToken
  • channels.slack.accounts.*.userToken
  • channels.slack.accounts.*.signingSecret
  • channels.sms.authToken
  • channels.sms.accounts.*.authToken
  • channels.discord.token
  • channels.discord.pluralkit.token
  • channels.discord.voice.tts.providers.*.apiKey
  • channels.discord.accounts.*.token
  • channels.discord.accounts.*.pluralkit.token
  • channels.discord.accounts.*.voice.tts.providers.*.apiKey
  • channels.irc.password
  • channels.irc.nickserv.password
  • channels.irc.accounts.*.password
  • channels.irc.accounts.*.nickserv.password
  • channels.feishu.appSecret
  • channels.feishu.encryptKey
  • channels.feishu.verificationToken
  • channels.feishu.accounts.*.appSecret
  • channels.feishu.accounts.*.encryptKey
  • channels.feishu.accounts.*.verificationToken
  • channels.qqbot.clientSecret
  • channels.qqbot.accounts.*.clientSecret
  • channels.msteams.appPassword
  • channels.mattermost.botToken
  • channels.mattermost.accounts.*.botToken
  • channels.matrix.accessToken
  • channels.matrix.password
  • channels.matrix.accounts.*.accessToken
  • channels.matrix.accounts.*.password
  • channels.nextcloud-talk.botSecret
  • channels.nextcloud-talk.apiPassword
  • channels.nextcloud-talk.accounts.*.botSecret
  • channels.nextcloud-talk.accounts.*.apiPassword
  • channels.zalo.botToken
  • channels.zalo.webhookSecret
  • channels.zalo.accounts.*.botToken
  • channels.zalo.accounts.*.webhookSecret
  • channels.googlechat.serviceAccount via sibling serviceAccountRef (compatibility exception)
  • channels.googlechat.accounts.*.serviceAccount via sibling serviceAccountRef (compatibility exception)

auth-profiles.json targets (secrets configure + secrets apply + secrets audit)

  • profiles.*.keyRef (type: "api_key"; unsupported when auth.profiles.<id>.mode = "oauth")
  • profiles.*.tokenRef (type: "token"; unsupported when auth.profiles.<id>.mode = "oauth")

Notes:

  • Auth-profile plan targets require agentId.
  • Plan entries target profiles.*.key / profiles.*.token and write sibling refs (keyRef / tokenRef).
  • Auth-profile refs are included in runtime resolution and audit coverage.
  • In openclaw.json, SecretRefs must use structured objects such as {"source":"env","provider":"default","id":"DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN"}. Legacy secretref-env:<ENV_VAR> marker strings are rejected on SecretRef credential paths; run openclaw doctor --fix to migrate valid markers.
  • OAuth policy guard: auth.profiles.<id>.mode = "oauth" cannot be combined with SecretRef inputs for that profile. Startup/reload and auth-profile resolution fail fast when this policy is violated.
  • For SecretRef-managed model providers, generated agents/*/agent/models.json entries persist non-secret markers (not resolved secret values) for apiKey/header surfaces.
  • Marker persistence is source-authoritative: OpenClaw writes markers from the active source config snapshot (pre-resolution), not from resolved runtime secret values.
  • For web search:
    • In explicit provider mode (tools.web.search.provider set), only the selected provider key is active.
    • In auto mode (tools.web.search.provider unset), only the first provider key that resolves by precedence is active.
    • In auto mode, non-selected provider refs are treated as inactive until selected.
    • Legacy tools.web.search.* provider paths still resolve during the compatibility window, but the canonical SecretRef surface is plugins.entries.<plugin>.config.webSearch.*.

Unsupported credentials

Out-of-scope credentials include:

  • commands.ownerDisplaySecret
  • hooks.token
  • hooks.gmail.pushToken
  • hooks.mappings[].sessionKey
  • auth-profiles.oauth.*
  • channels.discord.threadBindings.webhookToken
  • channels.discord.accounts.*.threadBindings.webhookToken
  • channels.whatsapp.creds.json
  • channels.whatsapp.accounts.*.creds.json

Rationale:

  • These credentials are minted, rotated, session-bearing, or OAuth-durable classes that do not fit read-only external SecretRef resolution.